- I remember several ladies who went,
whether it was Sunday school or mission friends
and GAs who made an impact on my life.
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They modeled faithfulness and taught me the scriptures
and fostered that interest in missions.
And then as a high school student, decided to be a counselor
for two years at WorldSong.
And just the excitement of being able to share
some of the same stories that were so impactful for me
as a little girl to pour into them, talk to them about
what it looks like to be on mission wherever they are.
And then I was really involved in my college ministry,
my church.
I explored summer missions as a possibility.
I wasn't ready to go overseas yet.
And so I went to Pryor, Oklahoma
and first worked with First Baptist Church there,
worked with some Native Americans in reservations there.
And so I remember for the first time I shared the gospel
with someone and they responded
to the gospel and accepted Christ.
And I remember a very small voice, you know,
the Lord tenderly speaking to me saying,
"This is what I have for you.
This is what I'm calling you to."
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We saw many students come to know the Lord
and students really excited about sharing their faith.
We were able to really help students feel comfortable
in doing that and it became very much
a natural part of their lives.
This role that I'm in, as Women's Ministry Consultant
is about come alongside women's ministry leaders.
A lot of these women are serving as volunteers.
So they have families, they have full-time jobs,
but God called them to serve the women of their church.
And so we want to, in any way possible, to encourage them
and to support them and be a cheerleader,
but then also equip and resource and train
as necessary these women who are serving.
And we really are wanting to just intentionally
reach all women across the state of Alabama
through five essentials that we're focused on,
which is discipleship, evangelism,
community prayer, and missions.
I think a lot of times women's ministry leaders feel alone,
like they haven't necessarily connected.
And I've already seen a couple of events that we've had
where we've brought women together from a specific area
and they just enjoy being together
and knowing that somebody else is struggling
with the same things I'm struggling with.
I am grateful that Alabama Baptists
give to the Myers Mallory offering because
it's through those offerings and gifts
that it's made possible for us to be able
to do the ministry that we're doing among these leaders
of women across our state.
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